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Each Adult missionary should complete one of these forms and send by regular seamail to:
Mission Services - Box 968 - Joliet , I ll inois
PERSONAL F ILE
1 0 .
Tr ITo .. .rd
I i c h o l s o n
Name
in
ful l ,
; - -
Sex .
Complete address on fiplH -vh-j.v Port 3 -cnpto;r::. 3outr . ri :; .
Complete home (for forwarding) gHHrpgg Ed. Jidlundj 110 >ve. Litc^-fieldj Minn
Name and address of hometown
newspaper
Names and addresses of other newspapers which mi^t carry stories of your work...
S .it: :
rl -ri ]
O u.rl-.r, rl
, c . lo .:?.
Place
o f Bir th ,
5- rL-
Where
baptised?,
Day,
Mon t h ,
1
Yea r J .
What age?
Onback of page please describe any special circumstances regarding conversion.
Marital
status:
Married. .
Single Divorced___^ Widowed Married at what age
List children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth;
Name Place
Day Month Year
Mov. 1^{,
Feb. 17)
20 , 1942
3 ;nd r
Cst
r
MicVio l son
S t even
I owiard
Jo . n T-lerk
Schooling (High School and on):
Name a nd L oc atio n of
School
1 - ^ T
.
Mimie
. o o l i s ,
Minne
cot?.
L i t c - f i e l d ,
T-^nnecot?
^rokvs , lo-. a
Numbe r o f Yea r s
Major Degrees
with
date
1
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Personal
File - Page 2 -
Name
Vjr r . i t ' - . Vio ' ' - o r .
What things
influenced you
to
become
a missionary? Your
own story
in
some detail
might
be
influential in leading others
into
fulltime
service
(use a separate sheetdf^you need more space)?
I h-vo ol'.-r'-'ys Eel t - dee-^ i r . ts res t in iroion- r;;
..'or'':.
eoring t'r.e differon
rniosion . ries speo,': of
t ' e
(ork
ond
of t -e
need
fo r vrorkers
on the fore ign
f ie ld
ho3
alv. ovs t h r i l l ed me .
' f
en
v;e knew
o f t *e need i n outh Africa fo r workers ,
we
e l t
tho t v;e w-nted to do v;hot we
could
to t e l l the people AiS th is land of
Jesus
and th e
sa lva t ion
' e
ofPera
to
everyone .
Describe
briefly in
outline form the
nature of
your
daily duties.
Homemhce r
T-?
- ch ing ' n -'.en ' s
Group
::
f ^h l e Sc ' - o j l - 'ork
Which of the following terms most
nearly describes
your missionary status:
Evange 11 st
D o c t o r . ^
Nur s e
Bible
College
teacher
Socia l worke r -
Father s name and home address (i f
living):
His occuaption '
Publ ic S ch oo l t eacher .
Off i ce
worker .
Othe r .
Is
he a Chr i s t i an? ,
What positions of
leadership
has he
held
in the
local church?
Home make r ,
0
h .
Mother s full ma id en n ame ,
Is she living?
G' t ' -D l i c
Is she a
Christian?
Her
occupation if employed outside
of
home
What leadership positions has she held in the local church? -
Name of forwarding
Gd.
.'Idlim-d
AHHrf>fig
I IP
' ^ - - t ' . \v ; . ,
L i t c t f i o l d ;
Telephone
What
are
h is or
her dut ies :
7 :
.
oni-;:
. r r e c e i p ts to
a l l contr lbuters , keep record of income
-'.nd dd- b -rro :r.t-.. .v- . '
: .ir r^I- ry checks
to the f ie ld und
c -.re for
any personal
L;V1 : r ;' :rr b ^.nQS, j. i j .. t j .
'fe
prefer t lT:t
-1 1 money r:o to o r .
Should
money be
sent to forwarding agent
only?
In
what fnrrn?.
jf it can be,mailed
to
Onocks
rn a :noney Ox-d r
preiered .
you please indicate how
in
what
form?
Does
your forwarding
agent serve
without
salary?
-- C
1-, . . A
th e ronsy ro- ng
to
Agent
I II i
What problems do you need
help
with, that
Mission
Services might provide?
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EachAdult missionary should complete one of these forms and sendby
regular
seamail to:
Mission Services - Box 968 - Joliet, Illinois
PERSONAL F ILE
Hfl rp . Auc -u st lO.IQ'Si -
Name
in
full - Mvin ric:-ioIr on
Sex^Iihle .
Complete
address on fiPirf tJn^tv.Shepstone. TigtaT; Sn^th
Complete
home
(for forwarding)
address ^d.
/idlu.nd.
Litchfidd* T Tin .
110
T. ^ 'rr-hal] ,\ve.
Name and address of hometown newspaper
Names and addresses of other newspapers which mi^t carry
stories
of your
work...
Suth^rl ind Oouticr
Suthr-rl^.nd,
Io- :a.
Place of Rlrfh yolr .blrd , 3. D
Day. Mon t h
Where
baptised?.
pi -ri- -.
1
Year
o -
What age?
On back of page please describe any special circumstances regarding conversion.
Marital status: Married,
. S i ng l e .
Divorced- Widowed. Married at what
age.-^
List children by full
name
giving place, day, month, and
year
of birth;
Name Place Day Month Year
S-.n6.v?. TDsther ITicholGon rinn-j?.PQlis>
Minnesota
Ibvi
S t e v e n '^o-;.?-rri
John brk
Schooling (High School
and
on);
Name
and Loca ti on o f
School
Mnn .
B ib le O ollc c
L1
t c h f
h e l d . Min n e e o
t
Ch.gro e3)
Icva
Numbe r o f
Yea r s
4 vrr^.
4 yr
gbb. 17 .45
L 20,1040
Major
Degrees
with
date
1
o.Uo
1 i l .A
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Personal
File
- Page 2 - Name,
What
things
influenced
yo u
to
become
a missionary? Your
o wn s to ry
in
some
detail
m ig ht b e
i nf lu en ti al i n l ea di ng o th er s i nto f ul lt im e s er vi ce u se a s e pa r at e s he et J f , you need
more
space)?
I
t hi nl :
t h : ; t th e
credi t
i-rould
heve to
no i-o th e Ihxcy
feinily. I t
v. as
Tibbs
ih^ey
v?ho in teres ted
me
in
th e
m i n i s t r y w h i l e
I v;as a t t e n d i n g
B l u n t
Kinht
s c h o o l .
During par t o f th e t ime t ha t
Tibbs
wa s minis ter ing
in lun tj
h is mother
made
h e r
home
w i t h them,
I
remember b e i n g present
on a
number
o f
occasions
v:hen
t he y
received
l e t t e r s
from I s a b e l. No t only
d id
t he y have m i s s i o n a r i e s come
to
the church
in
lunt. But each year
we
mett
someone
who
was
brought
to
help
i n th e C h ris tia n
S e r v i c e
c a nps,
I
b e l i e v e
on e
of th e
grea tes t
c ha l l e nge s
h a s
b een
th e need,
so
nar^ people vrho need the gospel an d
so few
to go .
Describe briefly In outline form th e
nature
of your daily duties.
I have th e
o v e r s i g h t
o f a l l th e c h urc h s along the
eas tern
sea
c o a s t
from
Bast London nor t h to
Rhodesia
and Hecambique. I have th e t a s k of strengthen
th i s churches in the i r e v a n g e l i s t i c
program
an d
also
tha t o f e s t a b l i s h i n g nev7 v/orks.
Which of the following terms m o s t nearly describes your m i s si ona r y s t at us :
Evangelist , Bible
College teacher
Public School teacher
Home
maker,-
Hnri-nr
Nnrgf
Socla l
woxker Off lcc
worker ther
Father s name and home address if
living);
flncent
H.
:,lCii-fGon . cA21-200 S. f. BdmondG
7ash>
H is occuaption- Is he a
Christian?
What p o si ti on s o f leadership has he held in th e local f-hnrrh?
Mother s full maiden name,
S-hrnton
Is she living?
Is she a
Chr i s t i an? Her
occupation if employed outside of bAmp linen maid xn T
B.
S a n t a r i u j r
What
leadership positions has she held in the local
rtmrr-h?
Tsacher, Bible School Su-pt.
and
Treas,
Name of forwarding
qgpni-
..
l^s.
Bd.
fidlimd
AHHrpgg llO Tlorth --rshall v a. Litchfiold. Minn, Telephone,
W h a t
are
h i s or
h er d u ti es :
To
r e c i e v e
monies,
send
rece ip ts to a l l c o n t r i b u t e r s ,
k ee p r ec oi rd
o f income
an d d i s b u r s e m e n t s ,
m a i l
o u r sa lary cbedks to the f ie ld and c a r e fo r
anj
p e r s o n a l
. . .
buc inecs t h a t
wo
mav
p lace in h e r
l iu ids
^ x-, x x u
Should money be sent to forwarding agent only?
In^what
form'i^^^I^^
you please i ndicat e how in what fAi-m? .^can
cash
dV-u-r m,on-y ordcrc or
chc-c :a.j
bu t for_
; :oc; , ing a
b e t t o r record
aoo
prefer th;C
aoney
going
to Agent^
Does
your forwarding
agent serve
without
salary?.
X ?*
- .
What problems do you n e ed h e lp
w ith , th at
Mission Services
might provide?
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A;
r ~ :
p ^yl c vol bori ^ l^lv^v
^ > 5 3
THE CHURCH OP CHRIST MISSION,
n UNION OP SOUTH
APRICA,
NOVEMBER^ 1 9 5 4 NEWS LETTERt
VOL,
NO.2
D e a r B r e t h r e n in
Christ
Once again a l l of ua in
South
Africa g r e e t you i n the name
of
Chris t
through our November News L e t t e r . To ^those of you who
have
not seen
t h i s
l e t t e r
u n t i l
now,
t h i s
i s an
added
attempt
to
keep you
informed
P
oh
the
work
h e r e .
Each month
from
now
on,
a
s i m i l a r
l e t t e r
w i l l
bo
prepared
to be
s e n t t o a l l of you who send i n o f f e r i n g s and who w r i t e
. t o us d u r in g th e prev ious f o u r weeks . V/e a r e so g r a t e f u l
t o
you f o r
p your interest
and
support
for
you make i t possible for the Lord* 3
w o r k to
b e
d o n e
in S o u t h e r n Africa
Many t h i n g s
of
s i g n i f i c a n c e happened during the month of O cto be r.
Early i n the month,
as b r o t h e r
Nicholson was leaving f o r a
t o u r south
n into Pondoland,
h i s
car
skidded
into a t ruck, doing
considerable
damage to the
Plymouth. Although the
accident
is practically covored
by
insurance,
y et brothe r Nick'had
to
postpone h i s
t r i p
and
has
been cons iderably
handicapped t h r o u f ^
the
month.
A r e a l e f f o h t i s
beingmade
by brotiier Nicholson to
l e a r n the
Zulu
language.
Within a
year he should be
able t o
speak wit ii ou t
an
i n t e r p r e t e r .
_
Immediately
a f t e r
Christmas,
brot l ier
and s i s t e r
S t a n l e y
with
t h o i r
four boys,
w i l l
drive
to Port Shepstone
v/here, with the
help of bro
t h e r Nicholson, a
school
f o r Pondjland e l d e r s
and minis ters
w i l l be
conducted
over
a
period of about f i v e weeks.
The
school
w i l l bo held
P a t brother Ben Songo's
Kraal ,
and about twenty men are expected to
attend
While
the
Pondoland
shool i s i n s e s s i o n
b r o t h e r Randal l
w i l l f l y
p
to Port
Shepstone from Cape
Town
and,
alongwith
brothers
Nicholson
'
and Stanley
and a Zulu i nt er p re t e r w il l f ly nor th
to the b orders
of Swaziland and northern Zululand. At Ingwavuma t h e r e
are
many
Af
r i c a n
brethren
of the Church
o f
C h r i s t and
a v i s i t
must be
paid
them* Thus far ,
l i t t l e
porttaot
has
been
made
In Zululand.
This
tr ip
will
open the
door.
I t is brother Randall's
desire
also, while
on
t h i s
t r i p
to
make a
quidk
survey
of
Swaziland
with
the
hope
of
establ ishing the Lord's Ohtirch t h e r e .
The Bib le Tra in ing Schopl-lat Kimberley
opened for the
t h i r d term
*-Qn the 11th-of Ootobexi^^-rA3Wit-a week^ beferq -the -larsest c l a s s had
returned
to their
homea, ^ found
that i t
cost as
much to
send
t h e m en home
a s
t o f e e d t h e i t i r r o r t h e full t e n w e e k s . T h i s
c l a s s
i s
made
up of t h r o e
f u l l
tlBie and
t h r e e
p a r t t ime
s t u d e n t s s m a l l e r
than had
been counted upoh^
'but f inancial ly, probably
a good
thing.
The
Oreonpoint
work, dhu roh where t h e
S t a n l e y s
work, moves along.
They
a r e wcrkingnow t o r^lfle t h e i r c on fe re nc e fund s and have a good
share
r a i s e d . Bible Schod i e^t endanoe has
doubled since March.
The missLoh
i n t e r p r e t e r Nicholas Qomesha,
and
Mr, Stanley,
worked
on the Hopetown
church builSlhg
the
f i r s t
week in
October.
Brother
Randall
was
i n
bed
durinig ' that
week
w a
severe
a t t a c k
of
Kidney
Stones.
Vjfhile brothers StaihleV (^omesha
were
a t Hopetown they
were a b l e t o
l a y
up
t h e first
two f e e t
o f th e
w a l l . This w i l l
make
it
possible to run the concrete f l o o r as soon
a s
work
is
resumed^
E a r l y
i n
October Mr.
and
Mfa. S t a n l e y went
w i t h a group
from the
K imbe rle y c hu rc h t o i n t r o d u c e one
o f t h e
f o r m e r e l d e r s o f
t h e
Kim-
.
b e r l e y
congregat ron~as the new m i n i s t e r ^at V/arrenton. Thr0e ireek.3
l a t e r b r o t h e r
R a n d a l l
and b r o t h e r S t a n l e y went
back t o
h e l p him
a s
he s ta rt e d h is
w o r k .
This
i s
th e
first r e a l s t e p
forward
amcng
o u r chuana
s p e a k i n g
p e o p l e .
Duringthe
month
of
October, brother and s i s t e r Randall
were
away
from
home
fourteen days,
andb^other Raridal l, alongwith brother
Stanley, was
out
of Kimberldiri e portion of
another
day,
makingf
ifteom
days away from Kimbefley foi^Axother
Maa;, On
the
8th
of October
Max
and Gladys drove
to
Cai^
Tfti
They
returned to
Kimberley on
t h e
1 9 t h and
w h i l e
t h e y
were
away i n t h e
Cape
t h e y
p u r c h a s e d
a
homo in Pinelands, one of theJ?M?erbs
of
Cape Twon. On the 21st and
22nd
Mr^ ^nd
Mrs. vRandalj-^^p^ ybhahnejBbu^^ connection
with the
purchase
of the honie the Gape. :
The R a n d a l l s w i l l
move
tjc Town
a b o u t
t h e 1 5 t h of
December.
For those
who
perhaps
do
nbb^^ew, bi^dther
Max
has been urged by the
Observatory Church
of Chrlei ' in'Cape Twn to
move
to
the Cape City
to
c a r r y on h i s m i s s i o n s a o t i y l t e s
from t h a t
c e n the
so
t h a t f o r t h e
t ime
being a t l e a s t
he
can abhv along
with
h i s
missions work,
as m i n i s t e r
of the
Observatory^church The
move has the
whole
hearted
approval of the miesiSnar iea
and
African
brethren
here
in
South
Africa,
and
the miasiohs board of advisors in America have
a l s o g i v e n t h e i r whole h e a r t e d consent
VN
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The Observatory Churoh i s a smal l congregat ion,
b u t it
i s s p i r i t
u a l l y
s t r o n g
and s t r a t e g . i c a l l y ,
i s
a most important inf luence f o r the
cause of Christ i n a l l
of
Africa Gape Town
i s
the gateway to sou^
t h e r n
A f r i c a , and
t h e
Observatory congregat ion
i s
w e l l
known
t o
a l l
the b r e t h r e n
of
the Churches of C h r i s t and
D i s c i p l e s
of C h r i s t over
the whole continent, B r i t i s h ,
ew Zealand,
and
American.
Some may wonder about
b r o t h e r
Randal l s s a l a r y now t h a t he
i s
tak
ing
th e
added r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the
Cape
Town white work. t
remains
e x a c t l y
the
same
Thou^
the
Cape
Town
church does
pay
a
smal l
months
ly sa lary , every penny of
t h i s w i l l
go into the missions
treasury.
B r o t h e r
and
s i s t e r Randa l l a r e i n v e s t i n g a
c o n s i d e r a b l e
sum i n a home
so they
can move
to
Cape Town t h a t
the
work
i n a l l i t s
varied
phases,
European,
Coloured ,
and A f r i c a n , can be developed, b u t t h e y
a r e
g e t t i n g nobhing in r e t u r n
beyond
t h e i r
usual
l i v i n g l i n k
support .
t i s expected t h a t much good w i l l
come
from the
move t o the
Cape.
f
tremendous s i g n i f i c a n c e
t o the
cause o f C h r i s t
In A frica
i s
a
mQve--nlrnady.^fxiiL-Ldviincfld,^ to p l a n t , a European chureh among -
the-
Afrikaans
speaking
community i n Cape
Town.
Already 10,000
t r a c t s
have been p r i n t e d i n two c o l o r s
and
a r e
b e i n g
d is tr i b u te d i n
a s
many homes.
Already a
h a l l has been
h i r e d f o r a
y e a r
i n Parow
i n
which
to
hold worship
s e r v i c e s ,
t h i s
h a l l
s e a t i n g SOQ people , and
it
i s
now
planned,
and
the
announcements
a r e
a l r e a d y
out
t h a t . s e r
v i c e s w i l l
begin
on
Sunday,
January 3 0 t h , 1955.
Already
midweek
Bible
s t u d i e s
and Saturday n i ^ t prayer meetings
are
being held
i n
homes
i n
the Parow
a r e a .
Best of a l l , and the key to the
success
cf
the
venture, i s
the man who
i s
sparking
the e f f o r t ,
who
i s
a
thor
ough-ly converted /Afrikaner, col lege
educated,
successful in business ,
and who i s the son and grandson
of
Dutch Refo rmed m i n i s t e r s . I f t h i s
one e f f o r t
alone succeeds,
the move of the Randalla t o
the
Cape w i l l
h a v e
b e e n a
t h o u s a n d
t i m o g more t h a n
w o r t h . w h i l e .
For some
months
we
have been wa tching w i t h i n t e r e s t the e f f o r t s
of our Upinton Church
as
it went,
abput ,
with
i t s
own res ou rse s, to
build a
ndw church
hovs e . The bujlding, made
of
burned brick and
having an iron
roof,
is now
odmpieted
except
f
or
a
plaster coat.
The
Upington
brethren
have dDnqthe
job themselvea
with
no
help
but
th e excep tion
of a few pouncjia we have sent them. The church
thouf^ smal l ,
l a
adequate f a r
^e neada
oongpegatinn.
Thl a
e f f b r t
on the
p a r t of the
Upington
b r e t h r e n w i l l aerve
as
a
tremendous
object lesson
for
our other churches
throu^out
the
Union
needng
buildings. Thi^
next
week
brnjhdr
J^andall
w i l l
be back in Hopetown
working on
the
b i l d i n g there ord i s
b l e s s i n g
i n t h a t
e f f o r t .
Let us hear from you. This
ietter.
go es to a ll
who
contact any
of the missionaries or their forwardng
agents dur ing the month.
Pray for us.
are
excee^ln^ y appy in the work.
ax
and 01a a
Randall,
liynn and
Luol lie Stanley,
.^ivin and
Vernita Nicholson.
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